Hackensack, New Jersey Explained

Hackensack, New Jersey
Settlement Type:City
Motto:A City in Motion[1]
Mapsize:250x200px
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Pushpin Label:Hackensack
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bergen County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bergen
Government Type:1923 Municipal Manager Law
Governing Body:City Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:John P. Labrosse Jr. (term ends June 30, 2025)[2]
Leader Title1:City manager
Leader Name1:Vincent Caruso[3]
Leader Title2:Municipal clerk
Leader Name2:Deborah Karlsson[4]
Established Title:Settled
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date:1665 (as New Barbadoes)
Established Date2:October 31, 1693 (as New Barbadoes Township)
Established Title3:Reincorporated
Established Date3:November 21, 1921 (as a city under current name)
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[5]
Area Total Km2:11.27
Area Land Km2:10.86
Area Water Km2:0.41
Area Total Sq Mi:4.35
Area Land Sq Mi:4.19
Area Water Sq Mi:0.16
Area Water Percent:3.63
Area Rank:287th of 565 in state
16th of 70 in county[6]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:46030
Population Rank:45th of 565 in state
1st of 70 in county[7]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:10983.1
Population Density Rank:33rd of 565 in state
10th of 70 in county
Population Est:45736
Pop Est As Of:2023
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:Eastern (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Footnotes:[8]
Elevation Ft:20
Coordinates Footnotes:[9]
Coordinates:40.8894°N -74.0457°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:07601[10] [11]
Area Code:201[12]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:3400328680[13] [14]
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Blank1 Info:885236[15]

Hackensack is the most populous municipality and the county seat of Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[16] The area was officially named New Barbadoes Township until 1921, but has informally been known as Hackensack since at least the 18th century.[17] As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 46,030, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 3,020 (+7.0%) from the 2010 census count of 43,010, which in turn reflected an increase of 333 (+0.8%) from the 42,677 counted in the 2000 census.[18]

An inner suburb of New York City, Hackensack is located approximately northwest of Midtown Manhattan and about 7miles from the George Washington Bridge. From a number of locations, including portions of Prospect Avenue, the New York City skyline can be seen.[19]

The Metropolitan Campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University straddles the Hackensack River in both Hackensack and Teaneck. Hackensack is also the home of the former New Jersey Naval Museum and the World War II submarine USS Ling. Astronaut Wally Schirra is perhaps Hackensack's most famous native son.[20]

The city has diverse neighborhoods and land uses located close to one another. Within its borders are the Hackensack University Medical Center, a residential high-rise district about a mile long (along Prospect Avenue between Beech Street and Passaic Street), suburban neighborhoods of single-family houses, stately older homes on acre-plus lots, older two-family neighborhoods, large garden apartment complexes, industrial areas, the Bergen County Jail, a tidal river, Hackensack River County Park, Borg's Woods Nature Preserve, various city parks, large office buildings, a major college campus, the Bergen County Court House, a vibrant small-city downtown district, and various small neighborhood business districts.[21]

History

The earliest known inhabitants of the area were the Lenni Lenape, an Algonquian people who became known to settlers as 'the Delaware Indians.' They lived along a river they called Achinigeu-hach, or "Ackingsah-sack", which translates to stony ground—today this river is more commonly known by the name 'the Hackensack River.'[22] A representation of Chief Oratam of the Achkinhenhcky appears on the Hackensack municipal seal. The most common explanation is that the city was named for the Native American tribe,[23] [24] though other sources attribute it to a Native American word variously translated as meaning "hook mouth", "stream that unites with another on low ground", "on low ground" or "land of the big snake",[25] [26] while another version described as "more colorful than probable" attributes the name to an inn called the "Hock and Sack".[27]

Settlement by the Dutch West India Company in New Netherland on the west banks of the Hudson River across from New Amsterdam (present-day lower Manhattan) began in the 1630s at Pavonia, eventually leading to the establishment of Bergen (at today's Bergen Square in Jersey City) in 1660.[28]

Oratam, sachem of the Lenni Lenape, deeded the land along mid-Hackensack River to the Dutch in 1665. The area was soon taken by the English in 1667, but kept its Dutch name. Philip Cartaret, governor of what became the proprietary colony of East Jersey granted land to Captain John Berry in the area of Achter Kol[29] and soon after took up residence and called it "New Barbadoes," after having resided on the island of Barbados. In 1666, a deed was confirmed for the 2260acres tract that had been given earlier by Oratem to Sarah Kiersted in gratitude for her work as emissary and interpreter.[30] [31] Other grants were given at the English Neighborhood.[32] [33] [34]

In 1675, the East Jersey Legislature established the administrative districts Bergen, Essex, Middlesex, and Monmouth. In 1683, Bergen (along with the three other counties) was officially recognized as an independent county by the Provincial Assembly.[35] The seal of Bergen County bearing this date includes an image of an agreement between the European settlers and the Native Americans.[36]

New Barbadoes Township, together with Acquackanonk Township, were formed by Royal charter on October 31, 1693.[37] [38]

In 1700, the village of Hackensack was little more than the area around Main Street from the Courthouse to around Anderson Street. New Barbadoes Township included what is now Maywood, Rochelle Park, Paramus and River Edge, along with those portions of Oradell that are west of the Hackensack River. These areas were all sparsely populated and consisted of farm fields, woods and swamplands. The few roads that existed then included the streets now known as Kinderkamack Road, Paramus Road/Passaic Street and Essex Street. The southernmost portions of what is now Hackensack were not part of New Barbadoes Township at that time and were acquired in the late 1800s.[37]

The neighborhood that came to be known as the village of Hackensack (today the area encompassing Bergen County's municipal buildings in Hackensack) was a part of Essex County until 1710, when Bergen County, by royal decree of Queen Anne of Great Britain, was enlarged and the Township of New Barbadoes was removed from Essex County and added to Bergen County.[39]

In 1710, the village of Hackensack (in the newly formed Township of New Barbadoes) was designated as being more centrally located and more easily reached by the majority of the Bergen County's inhabitants and, hence, was chosen as the county seat of Bergen County, as it remains today. The earliest records of the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders date back to 1715, at which time agreement was made to build a courthouse and jail complex, which was completed in 1716.[40]

During the American Revolutionary War, George Washington headquartered in the village of Hackensack in November 1776 during the retreat from Fort Lee via New Bridge Landing and camped on 'The Green' across from the First Dutch Reformed Church on November 20, 1776. A raid by British forces against Hackensack on March 23, 1780, resulted in the destruction by fire of the original courthouse structure.[41] The Hackensack Improvement Commission was incorporated by an Act of the state legislature approved on April 1, 1868, within New Barbadoes township and including the village of Hackensack, with authority to develop sewers and other improvements in Hackensack.[42]

The New Jersey Legislature passed the Township School Act in 1894, under which each village, borough, town, or city in New Jersey was delegated responsibility for its own public schools through the office of the county superintendent. Hackensack established a local board of education in 1894, as required by the new law, which took over operation of schools located in the township and established Hackensack High School.[43] The 1894 act allowed local residents, by petition, to change municipal boundaries at will, setting off fearsome political battles statewide.

Portions of the township had been taken to form Harrington Township (June 22, 1775), Lodi Township (March 1, 1826), Midland Township (March 7, 1871) and Little Ferry (September 20, 1894).[37] After these departures, secessions, and de-annexations, all that was left of New Barbadoes Township was the village of Hackensack and its surrounding neighborhoods of Fairmount, Red Hill and Cherry Hill. In 1896, New Barbadoes acquired a portion of Lodi Township covering an area south of Essex Street from the bend of Essex Street to the Maywood border. That same year the Hackensack Improvement commission was abolished and the City of Hackensack and New Barbadoes Township became coterminous.[44] [45]

The final parcel lost by New Barbadoes Township was the northeastern corner of what is now Little Ferry, which was incorporated in September 1894.[46]

An act of the State Legislature incorporated the Fairmount section of New Barbadoes with the Hackensack Improvement Commission, and eliminated New Barbadoes Township as a political entity. On November 21, 1921, based on the results of a referendum held on November 8, 1921, New Barbadoes Township received its charter to incorporate as a city and officially took on its name "Hackensack," a name derived from its original inhabitants, the Lenni Lenape, who named it "Ackingsah-sack".[37]

In 1933, Hackensack adopted the Manager form of government under the terms of the 1923 Municipal Manager Law, with five Council persons all elected at-large and a mayor selected by the council from among its members.[47]

The Sears location on Main Street, which opened on October 27, 1932, and was the last freestanding Sears in the state of New Jersey, closed on September 12, 2020.[48] [49]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 4.35 square miles (11.27 km2), including 4.19 square miles (10.86 km2) of land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km2) of water (3.63%).[6] [6]

The city is bordered by the Bergen County municipalities of Bogota, Hasbrouck Heights, Little Ferry, Lodi, Maywood, Paramus, Ridgefield Park, River Edge, South Hackensack, Teaneck and Teterboro.[50] [51] [52]

There are many houses of historic value, and some of these were identified in the 1990 Master Plan. The city does not have any registered historic districts, or any restrictions on preserving the historic facade in any portions of the city. Areas considered suburban single-family residential neighborhoods account for about one-third of the city's area, mostly along its western side.

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the city include Fairmount and North Hackensack.[53]

Demographics

Ethnic diversity

As the initial destination for many immigrants to Bergen County from around the globe, Hackensack's ethnic composition has become exceptionally diverse. As of 2013, approximately 38.9% of the population were foreign-born. In addition, 2.5% were born in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico or abroad to American parents. 51.7% of the population over the age of five speak only English in their household, while 32.5% of the population speak Spanish at home.[54] The South Asian and East Asian populations have increased most rapidly in Hackensack since 2000, with nearly 2,000 Indian Americans, over 1,000 Filipino Americans, and over 600 Korean Americans represented in the 2010 United States Census.[55] Hackensack's Hispanic population has also risen rapidly, to over 15,000 in 2010;[55] Ecuadoreans, Dominicans, and Colombians have become the top Hispanic groups in northern Hackensack.[56] The Black population dropped as a percentage, although minimally in absolute numbers between 2000 and 2010.[55] The city lost approximately 10% of its White population between 2000 and 2010, which has stabilized and resumed growth since 2010 and has remained substantial, at over 20,000 in 2010.[55] The city has also witnessed greatly increasing diversity in its non-Hispanic white segment, with large numbers of Eastern Europeans, Eurasians, Central Asians, and Arabic immigrants offsetting the loss in Hackensack's earlier established Italian American, Irish American, and German American populations.

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 43,010 people, 18,142 households, and 9,706 families in the city. The population density was . There were 19,375 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 46.67% (20,072) White, 24.44% (10,511) Black or African American, 0.56% (241) Native American, 10.30% (4,432) Asian, 0.02% (10) Pacific Islander, 13.59% (5,844) from other races, and 4.42% (1,900) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 35.31% (15,186) of the population.

Of the 18,142 households, 23.2% had children under the age of 18; 34.1% were married couples living together; 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 46.5% were non-families. Of all households, 39.3% were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 3.11.

18.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 98.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 96.4 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $57,676 (with a margin of error of +/− $3,577) and the median family income was $66,911 (+/− $5,433). Males had a median income of $45,880 (+/− $4,012) versus $42,059 (+/− $1,681) for females. The per capita income for the city was $32,036 (+/− $1,809). About 8.9% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.2% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.[57]

Same-sex couples headed 145 households in 2010, an increase from the 112 counted in 2000.[58]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census, there were 42,677 people, 18,113 households, and 9,545 families residing in the city. The population density was 10358.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 18,945 housing units at an average density of 4598.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 52.61% White, 24.65% African American, 0.45% Native American, 7.45% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 9.71% from other races, and 5.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25.92% of the population.[59] [60]

There were 18,113 households, out of which 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.8% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.3% were non-families. 39.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 3.08.[59] [60]

In the city, the population was spread out, with 18.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 38.4% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.[59] [60]

The median income for a household in the city was $49,316, and the median income for a family was $56,953. Males had a median income of $39,636 versus $32,911 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,856. About 6.8% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.[59] [60]

Government

Local government

Hackensack operates under the 1923 Municipal Manager Law form of New Jersey municipal government. The city is one of seven municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.[61] The City Council is comprised of five members who are elected to four-year terms on a concurrent basis in a non-partisan election held every four years in May.[62] [63] This form of government separates policy making (the work of the mayor and city council) from the execution of policy (the work of the city manager). This maintains professional management and a Citywide perspective through: nonpartisan election, at-large representation, concentration of executive responsibility in the hands of a professional manager accountable to the Mayor and Council, concentration of policy making power in one body: a five-person Mayor and Council.[64] In the several decades in which the City has used the Municipal Manager form of government, Hackensack has had only nine City Managers.

, the mayor of the City of Hackensack is John P. Labrosse Jr., whose term of office as mayor ends June 30, 2025, along with those of all other councilmembers. The other members of the Hackensack City Council are Deputy Mayor Deputy Mayor Kathleen Canestrino, Leonardo "Leo" Battaglia, Gerard Carroll and Stephanie Von Rudenborg.[65] [66] [67]

Led by Mayor Labrosse, a team of candidates including four incumbents (and one newcomer) won the May 2021 municipal election. The winning slate defeated two other groups of five candidates, one of which was led by former deputy mayor David Sims.[68]

The May 2017 election was won by the Labrosse Team, which include the mayor and three other incumbents, joined by one newcomer.[69]

In April 2015, the city council selected Jason Some on an interim basis to fill the vacant seat of Rose Greenman, who had resigned the previous month citing claims that her council colleagues had discriminated against her.[70] In the November 2015 general election, Deborah Keeling-Geddis was elected to serve the balance of the term of office, edging interim councilmember Jason Some by 24 votes in the final count, with four candidates running for the seat.[71] [72]

City Council candidate Joseph DeFalco, principal of Hackensack High School, died of a heart attack the day of the municipal election in 2005, but was elected despite his death.[73] His running mates agreed to create a rotation under which each of the four surviving members of the New Visions for Hackensack slate would serve for a year as Mayor, creating a series of firsts for the City. Townes took office in 2005 as the city's first black mayor, and Sasso became the first female mayor in 2006. Meneses became Hackensack's first Hispanic mayor when he was sworn in on July 1, 2007, and Melfi took the reins as mayor in 2008.[74] Four of the same five officials were re-elected in 2009 (Townes, Melfi, Sasso, Meneses), along with one opposition candidate, LaBrosse. The city council continued to rotate the mayor's seat, with the exception of Labrosse, and Melfi became mayor again in 2012.

Walter E. Nowakowski served as mayor from 1965-1969, Frank Zisa served as mayor from 1977 to 1981,[75] Fred Cerbo from 1981 to 1989,[76] and John F. "Jack" Zisa (son of Frank Zisa) from 1989 to 2005.[77]

Former Assemblyman Charles "Ken" Zisa served as chief of the Hackensack Police Department from his 1995 appointment to replace John Aletta until May 2010 when he was suspended without pay on charges of official misconduct and insurance fraud. Tomas Padilla was appointed the acting police chief while the police department was being monitored by the Bergen County Prosecutors office. In May 2012, a judge ordered Zisa out of his position as police chief, a decision that cost him his police retirement benefits.[78] [79] [80] In January 2013, Mike Mordaga was appointed the new civilian police director, which replaced the previous position of police chief.[81]

Federal, state and county representation

Hackensack is located in the 5th Congressional District[82] and is part of New Jersey's 37th state legislative district.[83] [84] [85]

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 19,123 registered voters in Hackensack, of which 8,630 (45.1% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,993 (10.4% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 8,492 (44.4% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 8 voters registered as either Libertarians or Greens.[86] Among the city's 2010 Census population, 44.5% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 54.7% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).[86] [87]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Democrat Barbara Buono received 59.7% of the vote (4,268 cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 39.0% (2,790 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (89 votes), among the 7,327 ballots cast by the city's 19,506 registered voters (180 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 37.6%.[88] [89] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 6,247 ballots cast (70.9% vs. 48.0% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 2,194 votes (24.9% vs. 45.8%), Independent Chris Daggett with 288 votes (3.3% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 31 votes (0.4% vs. 0.5%), among the 8,812 ballots cast by the city's 19,819 registered voters, yielding a 44.5% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).[90]

In the 2016 presidential election, Democrat Hillary Clinton received 12,015 votes (76.0% vs. 54.2% countywide), ahead of Republican Donald Trump with 3,345 votes (21.2% vs. 41.1%) and other candidates with 380 votes (2.4% vs. 4.6%), among the 15,913 ballots cast by the city's 22,926 registered voters, for a turnout of 69.4% (vs. 72.5% in Bergen County).[91] In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 11,335 votes (78.6% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 2,835 votes (19.6% vs. 43.5%) and other candidates with 113 votes (0.8% vs. 0.9%), among the 14,428 ballots cast by the city's 20,971 registered voters, for a turnout of 68.8% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County).[92] [93] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 11,711 votes (75.7% vs. 53.9% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 3,498 votes (22.6% vs. 44.5%) and other candidates with 102 votes (0.7% vs. 0.8%), among the 15,461 ballots cast by the city's 20,616 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.0% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).[94] [95] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 9,815 votes (71.0% vs. 51.7% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 3,870 votes (28.0% vs. 47.2%) and other candidates with 88 votes (0.6% vs. 0.7%), among the 13,818 ballots cast by the city's 19,013 registered voters, for a turnout of 72.7% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).[96]

Education

Public schools

The Hackensack Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[97] As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 5,483 students and 415.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2:1.[98] Schools in the district, with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics,[99] are Early Childhood Development Center[100] for preschool, Fairmount Elementary School[101] with 598 students in grades PreK-4, Fanny Meyer Hillers School[102] with 473 students in grades PreK-4, Jackson Avenue School[103] with 435 students in grades PreK-4, Nellie K. Parker School[104] with 527 students in grades PreK-4, Hackensack Middle School[105] with 1,447 students in grades 5-8 and Hackensack High School[106] with 1,852 students in grades 9-12.[107] [108]

Hackensack High School serves high school students living in neighboring communities as part of sending/receiving relationships with the respective districts, including about 250 from Maywood, 120 from Rochelle Park and 250 from South Hackensack as of 2012.[109] Teterboro residents had been able to choose between Hackensack High School and Hasbrouck Heights School District's Hasbrouck Heights High School. In March 2020, the Maywood Public Schools received approval from the New Jersey Department of Education to end the relationship it had established with Hackensack in 1969 and begin transitioning incoming ninth graders to Henry P. Becton Regional High School beginning in the 2020–2021 school year.[110]

Bergen Arts and Science Charter School serves public school students from Hackensack, as well as those from Garfield and Lodi.[111]

Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the Bergen County Technical Schools, which include the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or Paramus. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.[112] [113]

Private schools

The First Baptist Church operates Bergen County Christian Academy, a K–12 school that was established in 1972 and is located at Union Street and Conklin Place.[114]

The YCS George Washington School is a nonprofit private school for classified students ages 5–14 in grades K–8 who are experiencing behavioral and/or emotional difficulties. Its population consists of students who reside at the YCS Holley Child Care and Development Center in Hackensack and students within the surrounding communities whose needs cannot be adequately met in special education programs within their districts.[115]

Padre Pio Academy is a defunct K–8 school that operated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark until its closure at the end of the 2012–2013 school year in the wake of declining enrollment and a deficit approaching $350,000.[116] The school had been formed in 2009 by the diocese through the merger of St. Francis of Assisi School with Holy Trinity.[117]

Colleges and universities

The Metropolitan Campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University straddles the Hackensack River in both Hackensack and Teaneck.[118]

Bergen Community College has a location in Hackensack. The Philip Ciarco Jr. Learning Center, is located at 355 Main Street at the corner of Passaic Street.[119]

Eastwick College is located at 250 Moore Street.[120]

Healthcare

Hackensack University Medical Center, part of Hackensack Meridian Health, is the primary health care provider and hospital for the city. Its main hospital campus, which includes a children's hospital, an all women's hospital, and Heart and Vascular Hospital, is located on 30 Prospect Avenue. The hospital's John Theurer Cancer Center is located on 2nd Street.[121] Hackensack University Medical Center has two medical offices located on Russell Place and Essex Center.

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the city had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Bergen County and by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[122]

Interstate 80, Route 17, Route 4, and County Route 503 are among the many main roads serving Hackensack. Several bridges, including the Court Street Bridge, the Midtown Bridge and the Anderson Street Bridge span the Hackensack River.

Public transportation

The city is served by three train stations on NJ Transit's Pascack Valley Line, two of them in Hackensack, providing service to Hoboken Terminal, with connecting service to Penn Station New York and other NJ Transit service at Secaucus Junction.[123] Anderson Street station[124] serves central Hackensack while Essex Street station[125] serves southern portions of the city. The New Bridge Landing station,[126] located adjacent to the city line in River Edge also serves the northernmost parts of Hackensack, including The Shops at Riverside.

NJ Transit buses include lines 144, 157, 162, 163, 164, 165 and 168 serving the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan; the 171, 175, 178 and 182 to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station; the 76 to Newark; the 83 route to Jersey City; and local service on the 709, 712, 751, 752, 753, 755, 756, 762, 770, 772 and 780 lines.[127] [128] Many of the bus routes stop, originate and terminate at the Hackensack Bus Terminal, a regional transit hub.[129] Route 1X jitney of Fordham Transit originates/terminates at the bus terminal with service Inwood, Manhattan via Fort Lee Road. Spanish Transportation and several other operators provide frequent jitney service along Route 4 between Paterson, New Jersey, and the George Washington Bridge Bus Station.[130] [131]

The Passaic-Bergen Rail Line planned to have two stops in Hackensack, but the proposal went dormant.[132]

Emergency services

Fire department

The City of Hackensack is protected by a force of 100 paid, professional firefighters of the city of Hackensack Fire Department (HFD).[133] The Hackensack Fire Department was first established on April 1, 1871, as Bergen Hook & Ladder Co. 1. In 1911, the full-time fire department was organized. The Hackensack Fire Department responds to approximately 7,500 emergency calls annually.[134]

The Hackensack Ford dealership fire on July 1, 1988, resulted in the deaths of five firefighters after a bowstring truss roof collapsed. A message issued a minute before the collapse ordering firefighters out was never received due to defective communications equipment and two firefighters who survived the initial collapse could not be rescued as their calls for help were not received.[135] [136]

Ten firefighters from Hackensack have died in the line of duty.

The Hackensack Fire Department currently operates out of four fire stations located throughout the city, under the command of a Deputy Chief / Tour Commander for each shift. The Hackensack Fire Department operates a fire apparatus fleet of four engines, one ladder, two rescues (Rescue 2 is part of the Metro USAR Collapse Rescue Strike Team), one Metro USAR (urban search and rescue) Collapse Rescue Shoring Unit, one Special Operations (flood rescue) Unit, one Air Cascade Unit, one fire alarm maintenance bucket truck, two spare engines, and one spare ladder, as well as several special and support units.[137]

The department is part of the Metro USAR Strike Team, which consists of nine North Jersey fire departments and other emergency services divisions working to address major emergency rescue situations.[138]

Fire station locations and apparatus[139]
Engine companyLadder companySpecial unitCommand unitAddress
Engine 1 Special Operations Flood Rescue Unit199 Hudson Street
Engine 2 107 S. Summit Avenue
Engine 4 Ladder 1 Rescue 1, Rescue 2 (Metro USAR Collapse Rescue Strike Team Unit), Air Cascade 1, Metro USAR (Urban Search And Rescue) Collapse Rescue Shoring Unit, (reserve/spare apparatus – Ladder 2, Engine 3, Engine 6) Deputy Chief 1/Tour Commander 205 State Street
Engine 5 784 Main Street

Ambulance

The Hackensack Volunteer Ambulance Corps provides emergency medical services to Hackensack and other nearby towns through mutual aid agreements. The Corps operates nightly from 6 pm to 6 am, and 24 hours on Saturdays and Sundays.[140] Daytime EMS is provided seven days a week by the Hackensack University Medical Center's ambulance service, overlapping volunteer coverage on weekends. Both the Hackensack University Medical Center and Hackensack Volunteer Ambulance Corps are dispatched by MICCOM, the Northern New Jersey Mobile Intensive Care Communications Network. MICCOM provides dispatch and emergency medical call taking with pre-arrival instructions and updates.[141]

Points of interest

The city historian is Albert Dib. Walking tours are conducted of historic markers in downtown Hackensack, in and around The Green and lower Main Street, and a virtual historic walking tour is available as far north as the Pascack Valley Line crossing at Main Street.[142] [143]

The First Dutch Reformed Church ("Church on The Green") was built in 1696. In 1696 Major Berry donated land for the First Dutch Reformed Church,[144] erected in that same year, which still stands in Hackensack today as the oldest church in Bergen County and the second oldest church in New Jersey. The following is list of notable people buried in the Church's adjoining cemetery:

Bergen County's largest newspaper, The Record, a publication of the North Jersey Media Group, had been headquartered in Hackensack until moving to Woodland Park. Its 19.7acres campus is largely abandoned and has been sold to be redeveloped for a mixed-use commercial project that would include 500 residential apartments and a hotel, in association with the river walkway project.[149]

The New Jersey Naval Museum is home to the World War II submarine, a, and several smaller water vessels and artifacts. The museum was open select weekdays for group tours.[150] In July and August 2018, several individuals broke in to the submarine attempting to steal artifacts and caused extensive flooding that severely damaged the vessel.[151]

The Hackensack Cultural Arts Center, located at 39 Broadway, is the city's leading theater arts institution and houses many local arts groups such as the Teaneck Theater Company and the Hackensack Theater Company. The facility also serves as the summer indoor location for the Hudson Shakespeare Company in case of rain. Otherwise, the group performs outdoors at Staib Park, with two "Shakespeare Wednesdays" per month for each month of the summer.[152]

The Shops at Riverside (formerly known as Riverside Square Mall), is an upscale shopping center located at the intersection of Route 4 and Hackensack Avenue at the northern edge of the city along the Hackensack River near its border with River Edge to the north and with Teaneck across the river. The mall, which has undergone a significant expansion, is anchored by a number of high-end department stores and restaurants, including Bloomingdale's, Tiffany & Co., Pottery Barn and Barnes & Noble, offering a gross leasable area of .[153] The mall also added an AMC Theatres dine-in movie theater on September 13, 2017, which replaced the former Saks Fifth Avenue store[154] that opened in 1977 and closed down in 2014.[155] The mall is known for its marble floors and attracts a great many upper-income shoppers from Manhattan and Northern Bergen County.

Hackensack's Main Street is devoted to shopping and includes some of the city's iconic landmarks, including the United Jersey Bank headquarters building and the former Woolworth site that is now a housewares store. The only remaining major store on Hackensack's Main Street had been Sears Roebuck and Co., which was located on the corner of Main and Anderson Streets. In July 2020, Sears announced that it would close its store in Hackensack.[49] The site is close to the Anderson Street train station, and has been open since the 1930s.[156]

Bergen County Jail is a detention center for both sentenced and unsentenced prisoners. It is located on South River Street. The County is in the process of moving the County Police from the northern end of the city to a new site across from the Jail. The former site will be redeveloped as a "transit village" complex associated with the New Bridge Landing station in adjoining River Edge.[157]

The city's Johnson Public Library at 274 Main Street is a member of the Bergen County Cooperative Library System. The library opened in 1901 with a gift from State Senator William M. Johnson.[158]

Ice House is a complex with four full-sized skating rinks that opened in 1996. It is home to the New Jersey Avalanche mainstreamed and special needs hockey teams and several high school hockey teams, in addition to being the home rink of gold medalists Sarah Hughes, Elena Bereznaia and Anton Sikharulidze.[159] At the 2018 Winter Olympics, there were 11 Olympic figure skaters—from Israel, Switzerland, Slovakia, Canada, and Australia—who trained at the Ice House for the ladies' singles, men's singles, pairs and ice dance competitions.[160] [161]

Other points of interest within the city include the Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack River County Park, Bowler City Bowling Lanes, Borg's Woods Nature Preserve, the Bergen County Court House and the Bergen Museum of Art & Science.

Local media

Radio station WNYM at 970 AM, is licensed to Hackensack and has its transmitter in the city. The station is currently owned by Salem Communications with a conservative talk format.[162] During the 1970s, it played a Top 40 music radio format for several years, competing with Top 40 powerhouse 77 WABC.

In popular culture

Hackensack has been mentioned in the lyrics of songs by several musical artists, many of whom have lived in New Jersey or New York City. The town was home to the original Van Gelder recording studio at 25 Prospect Avenue[163] where the jazz musicians Sonny Rollins and Thelonious Monk recorded some of their landmark work. Monk recorded a tribute to Rudy Van Gelder entitled "Hackensack". Other notable examples of Hackensack in songs include:

Hackensack also appears in movies, video games, books and television.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Hackensack include:

Sources

External links

Notes and References

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  9. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
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  50. https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/552384/touches.html Areas touching Hackensack
  51. https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/visitors-guide/county-maps Bergen County Map of Municipalities
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  69. Jerde, Sara. "Ticket of mostly incumbents wins Hackensack race", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 10, 2017. Accessed August 30, 2017. "After an intense campaign season, the Labrosse team swept in the municipal election Tuesday night in Hackensack, according to unofficial election results.... In Hackensack, the ticket with the most incumbents running, including Mayor John Labrosse, Deputy Mayor Kathleen Canestrino, Councilman Leo Battaglia and Councilman David Sims, won. Stephanie Von Rudenborg was also on the ticket."
  70. Vazquez, Jennifer. "Hackensack council appoints new member to fill vacancy left by resignation", Hackensack Chronicle, April 24, 2015, backed up by the Internet Archive as of April 19, 2016. Accessed August 30, 2017. "City officials appointed a young business owner to the seat left vacant after the resignation by former councilwoman Rose Greenman.... The vacancy was a result of Greenman's resignation last month, in which she claimed discrimination and retaliation."
  71. South, Todd. "Keeling-Geddis is confirmed winner in Hackensack council race", The Record, November 11, 2015, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 19, 2016. Accessed August 30, 2017. "Keeling-Geddis emerged as the winner in last week's race for an unexpired council term after the votes were certified late Tuesday. She defeated incumbent Jason Some – who initially was in the lead – and two other candidates.... In numbers Keeling-Geddis said she received in a fax from the county elections board, she won in the field of four with 819 votes, followed by Jason Some with 785, Jason Nunnermacker with 758 and Richard Cerbo with 266."
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  74. Sposito, Sean. "'Tag Team' of Pioneers; Hackensack Swears in Its First Hispanic Mayor", The Record, July 2, 2007, backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 12, 2016. Accessed August 30, 2017. "Members of the City Council have been rotating the mayoralty since running mate Joe DeFalco's fatal heart attack on Election Day 2005. Traditionally, in Hackensack a mayor is appointed after the council is elected. But DeFalco's sudden death left the New Visions for Hackensack ticket in disarray. Councilman Marlin Townes served until June 2006, becoming the city's first black mayor. He was followed by Karen Sasso, who became the city's first woman mayor. She handed over the reins to Meneses on Sunday.... Newly appointed Deputy Mayor Michael R. Melfi will take his turn as mayor next in what Sasso describes as a 'tag team' of politicians."
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  129. http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusTerminalLookupFrom&selCounty=2&selStation=1252&x=41&y=14 Hackensack Bus Terminal
  130. http://issuu.com/asagai/docs/jitneyroute Jitney Transportation Along New Jersey's Route 4 Corridor
  131. http://www.jerseyjitneys.info/?page_id=13 Paterson – George Washington Bridge
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  133. http://www.hackensack.org/HFD Hackensack Fire Department
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  135. http://www.lrc.fema.gov/disasters_firesum_hackensack.html "Ford Car Dealership Fire, Hackensack, NJ, July 1st, 1988"
  136. Adely, Hanna. "(Archive) The Hackensack tragedy that changed how fires are fought", The Record, June 30, 2013, reprinted August 31, 2017. Accessed March 25, 2020. "That fateful day, July 1, 1988, the firemen rushed inside to knock down a fire they thought to be like any other they'd faced. After 35 minutes, the dealership's 60-ton bow-truss roof collapsed, killing three firefighters. Two others were trapped inside, radioing for help, but they could not be rescued before their air ran out."
  137. http://www.hackensack.org/content/6823/6833/7116/default.aspx Apparatus
  138. Steadman, Andrew. "Bayonne firefighters participate in mock disaster drills in Newark", The Jersey Journal, May 1, 2012. Accessed June 6, 2016. "According to the press release, the Metro USAR Strike Team is made up of nine fire departments from Bayonne, Elizabeth, Hackensack, Hoboken, Jersey City, Newark, Paterson, Morristown as well as the five-municipality North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue Agency."
  139. http://www.hackensack.org/content/6823/6833/7101/default.aspx History of the Hackensack Fire Department
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  141. http://www.nnjems.org/about-us About Us
  142. https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=106029982724910345331.00048e06794387f8e6371&t=h&z=14 Virtual Historic Walking Tour: Main Street, Hackensack, NJ
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  144. http://www.njchurchscape.com/Hackensack%20First%20Reformed.html Photographic Inventory: Hackensack First Reformed Church
  145. http://hackensackhigh.org/~rkc/hackensack/poor/poor.html Enoch Poor burial site
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  149. Adely, Hannan. "High-profile developers eye apartments, hotel at Record site in Hackensack", The Record, June 24, 2013. Accessed December 8, 2013. "The Record's former headquarters, a 19.7-acre property on River Street in Hackensack, is being sold to a well-known local developer who said he wants to build a high-end residential and retail community with more than 500 apartments and a hotel."
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  151. Nobile, Tom. "Charges upgraded for five suspects in USS Ling vandalism", The Record, July 23, 2019. Accessed October 2, 2019. "Authorities have upped charges against five people accused of burglarizing the USS Ling in Hackensack, who are now charged with flooding the historic submarine during two break-ins last summer, allegedly causing damage in the hundreds of thousands, according to the submarine's trustees. An eight-count indictment from July 9 added counts of conspiracy and knowingly causing a flood, both second-degree crimes, to the burglary and criminal mischief charges the five so-called urban explorers faced for allegedly stealing artifacts from the WWII-era vessel."
  152. Ciccarelli, Jon. Venues, Hudson Shakespeare Company. Accessed October 2, 2014.
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  154. http://www.northjersey.com/story/money/2017/09/11/luxury-department-store-reborn-ultra-lux/646611001/ First look: New AMC dine-in theatre in Hackensack
  155. Ma, Myles. "Saks Fifth Avenue to close store in Shops at Riverside in Hackensack", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 21, 2014. Accessed April 14, 2021. "Saks Fifth Avenue plans to close its store in the Shops at Riverside later this year.... The Hackensack store opened in February 1977."
  156. South, Todd. "A brand new world downtown in Hackensack, which appears set for remake", The Record, December 27, 2014. Accessed August 31, 2015.
  157. Burrow, Megan. "Vision for Kinderkamack Road corridor taking shape", Town News, May 3, 2011. Accessed November 8, 2011. "Transit Village, a proposed joint project between River Edge and New Jersey Transit, has received interest from six developers. The project would consist of mixed-use buildings housing residential units, retail and office space, and a parking garage near the New Bridge Landing train station."
  158. http://johnsonlib.org/about-us/ History of the Johnson Public Library in Hackensack
  159. http://icehousenj.com/about/ About Us
  160. Shkolnikova. Svetlana. "Winter Olympics: How figure skaters with North Jersey ties fared in Pyeongchang", The Record, February 21, 2018. Accessed October 2, 2019.
  161. Shkolnikova, Svetlana. "Winter Olympics: Who are the Ice House Olympians?", The Record, January 26, 2018. Accessed October 2, 2019. "The 11 athletes heading to Pyeongchang from the Ice House in Hackensack will represent five countries — Israel, Switzerland, Slovakia, Canada and Australia — in the ladies' singles, men's singles, pairs and ice dance competitions at the 2018 Winter Olympics."
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  169. Lustig, Jay. "'If I Never Get Back to Hackensack,' Tom Rush", NJArts.net, April 19, 2020. Accessed May 28, 2023. "Veteran singer-songwriter Tom Rush's 'If I Never Get Back to Hackensack' joins the small club of novelty songs that take advantage of the large number of weird New Jersey town names (such as Dave Van Ronk's 'Garden State Stomp' and Steve Forbert's 'Strange Names (New Jersey's Got 'Em)')."
  170. Web site: Full Transcript of Scene 1 from Zoolander. fullmovietext.com. 2016-07-11.
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  172. Blowen, Michael. "Pryor Steals 'Brewster's Millions'", The Boston Globe, May 22, 1985. Accessed May 5, 2008. "Pitcher Montgomery Brewster (Richard Pryor), a dead ringer for Satchel Paige until he throws the ball, plays for the Hackensack Bulls in the mythical Jersey League."
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  176. Cowen, Richard. "Hackensack, DJ make peace; Stern reschedules film shoot", The Record, August 1, 1996. Accessed November 4, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "It seems controversy follows Howard Stern everywhere he goes and doesn't go. In this case, the controversy is on Main Street in Hackensack, where Stern was supposed to be on July 8 to film a scene for the movie, Private Parts, based on his best-selling auto-biography."
  177. Atkinson, John. "Why Chucky Chose To Target Hackensack, New Jersey; Chucky sees the killer doll go to Hackensack, New Jersey. Here's how it ties to his origin and the reason it's a fitting locale for a final showdown.", Screen Rant, October 14, 2021. Accessed November 4, 2021.
  178. Locicero, Anthony. "Where are they now? Former Waldwick football player Eric Arndt", The Record, June 11, 2013. Accessed December 17, 2014. "So now, eight years after graduating from Waldwick High School, Arndt is living his dream."
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  180. Staff. Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television: Volume 46, p. 90. Gale Research, 2003. . Accessed October 26, 2013. "DeLuise, Carol 1935– (Carol Arthur) Personal: Original name, Carol Arata; born August 4, 1935, in Hackensack, NJ; married Dom DeLuise (an actor), November 23, 1965"
  181. Attrino, Anthony G. "N.J.'s Carol Arthur Deluise, widow of Dom Deluise, dies in California after long illness", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 5, 2020. Accessed November 5, 2020. "Born Carol Arata in Hackensack, she lived in East Rutherford and was the daughter of a police lieutenant in the borough."
  182. Staff. "Giants Drop Athas, Add Two; Vote on Strike Looms in N.F.L.; Wells, Boone Join Team Hunter Quits", The New York Times, September 11, 1975. Accessed October 26, 2013. "Pete Athas, starter at left cornerback since 1971, was dropped yesterday as the New York Giants continued to move out the old guard.... Athas, who will be 28 years old on Monday was born in Hackensack, N. J."
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  193. Staff. "Award-winning Actor Hector Bustamante Guests on Eye on Entertainment on Time Warner Cable", Newswire, June 2, 2010. Accessed May 12, 2016. "Bustamante began his acting career in high school (Hackensack, NJ) but was discouraged after being told by an acting teacher that his thick accent would never allow him to be a professional actor."
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  195. Staff. "Hackensack native joins 'Big Brother' cast", The Record, June 20, 2014. Accessed December 17, 2014. "Cody Calafiore of Hackensack is among the 16 'Houseguests' competing on the new season of Big Brother, which premieres 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday on CBS. Calafiore, 23, is a sales account executive who currently lives in Howell."
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  206. Fields, Walter. "Opinion: Harold Dow: He never forgot his roots", The Record, August 24, 2010. Accessed April 4, 2012. "When someone who is still relatively young dies suddenly, it is cliché to suggest that it was 'too soon.' In the case of CBS News correspondent Harold Dow, the cliché is appropriate. Dow, a product of Hackensack and a source of pride in the community, still had much to give a profession that is in dire need of the character and purpose this award-winning journalist brought to his craft."
  207. Fenn, John. "John B. Fenn – Biographical", Nobel Prize. Accessed October 26, 2013. "Our home was in Hackensack, N.J., next door to Lodi and County Seat of Bergen County. I was born in New York City in 1917 and three plus years later my brother Norman arrived in Paterson, N.J. where two of mother's brothers were surgeons."
  208. Ellis, Robert. "F. Scott Fitzgerald's Hackensack days", The Record, January 5, 2004. Accessed November 11, 2015. "He had come to Jersey City from Hackensack. Before Scott Fitzgerald, young, unpublished, unknown, became Scott Fitzgerald, chronicler of the Jazz Age whose gin, bootleggers, speakeasies, and morning-after squint he illuminated, before Scott and his wife Zelda caroused in the fountain at The Plaza Hotel, before all the novels that would eventually make him the quintessentially American novelist of his generation, there was only Scott and Hackensack, his true lost city."
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  210. Zinser, Lynn. "Pro Football; For Giants' Finn, There's No Place Like Home", The New York Times, September 6, 2003. Accessed April 4, 2012. "At 26, Finn has come home. He lives in Hackensack, N.J., a short drive from the stadium and a short drive from his family."
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  215. Staff. "Chet Forte, 60, Is Dead; An Innovative TV Director", The New York Times, May 20, 1996. Accessed October 26, 2013. "Fulvio Chester Forte Jr. was born Aug. 7, 1935, in Hackensack, N.J., the only child of a sports-loving mother and a physician. The class president at Hackensack High School, he became an all-America player at Columbia despite being 5 feet 7 inches and 145 pounds."
  216. Forbus, Jason. Contract Killing in the Information Age, p. 22. Lulu Press, 2015. . Accessed March 31, 2016. "Frankos was born in 1938 in Hackensack, New Jersey, to a Greek father and an Italian mother."
  217. Schudel, Matt. "Bob Franks, four-term congressman from N.J., dies at 58", The Washington Post, April 12, 2010. Accessed October 26, 2013. "Robert Douglas Franks was born in Hackensack, N.J., and graduated from DePauw University in Indiana. He received a law degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas in 1976, then returned to New Jersey to work as a political consultant."
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  221. Iorfida, Chris. "Rochette 3rd behind Kim, Asada", CBC Sports, February 24, 2010. Accessed April 10, 2011. "Gedevanishvili lives in Hackensack, N.J., training under former skater Robin Wagner, who coached 2002 gold medallist Sarah Hughes."
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  255. Degener, Richard. "'Forgotten War' Remembered / Cape Korean War Vets Honored At Naval Air Station Wildwood", The Press of Atlantic City, May 9, 2004. Accessed April 3, 2012. "'We left in silence and returned in deeper silence,' James McEachin said. The Hollywood actor and author of six books was the featured speaker at Korea Day. The Hackensack native volunteered to go to Korea and in October 1951, after segregated basic training in Fort Dix with the Army's all-black 24th Regiment..."
  256. Staff. "Earl Schenck Miers Dies at 62; Wrote on Civil War and Lincoln", The New York Times, November 19, 1972. Accessed August 26, 2018. "Edison, N.J. Nov. 18 – Earl Schenck Miers was born in Brooklyn on May 27, 1910, and grew up in Hackensack."
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  259. Kelly, Devin. "Don Nelson dies at 86; writer for 'Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'; Screenwriter Don Nelson, younger brother of Ozzie Nelson, contributed to more than 200 episodes of the popular TV show 'Ozzie and Harriet.' He was also a jazz singer and saxophonist.", Los Angeles Times, September 11, 2013. Accessed May 11, 2017. "Donald Richard Nelson was born Jan. 20, 1927, in Hackensack, N.J., and grew up in the nearby borough of Tenafly."
  260. Martin, Douglas. "Dick Newick, Sailboat Design Visionary, Dies at 87", The New York Times, September 15, 2013. Accessed September 27, 2015. "Richard Cooper Newick, who his family said died of heart failure, was born in Hackensack, N.J., on May 9, 1926. He grew up in Rutherford, N.J., where at age 10 he built two kayaks with his father and brother."
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  262. Naanes, Marlene; and Koloff, Abbott. "Bergen County native leading investigation of Colorado theater massacre", The Record, July 23, 2012, backed up by the Internet Archive as of December 13, 2013. Accessed November 25, 2017. "Daniel Oates, who, as the chief of police in Aurora, Colo., is in charge of investigating the most extensive mass shooting in the nation's history, grew up in Midland Park.... Oates was born in Hackensack and lived in Oradell before his family moved to Midland Park, his parents said.... He graduated from St. Joseph's Regional High School in 1973 and attended college at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania, where he majored in English."
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  297. Staff. "Russell Thacher, 71, Producer and Writer", The New York Times, October 4, 1990. Accessed November 25, 2017. "He was born in Hackensack, N.J., and was a graduate of Bucknell University. In World War II, he served as an ensign in the Navy."
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  304. Lelinwalla, Mark. "Where are they now? Former Liberty guard Teresa Weatherspoon", New York Daily News, January 31, 2009. Accessed April 10, 2011. "'I love New York City,' added Weatherspoon, 43, who resides in Hackensack, N.J. 'Anything they need I'm there. That's where my heart is forever, in a Liberty uniform.'"
  305. Beckerman, Jim. "Mountain's Leslie West releases new solo album", The Record, October 30, 2013. Accessed May 17, 2016. "'To me, 1969 was the beginning of all this,' says Mountain's ('Mississippi Queen,' 'Nantucket Sleighride') ace guitar-slinger, Leslie West, who partly grew up in Hackensack."
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